The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-28
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
Excited Members of the English
Commons and the Land Bill.
A conciave OF American Bishops
and the Knights.
The Porte to Reopen Negotiations
with England.

LONDON, July 27.-Debate on the land bill
was resumed in the House Of Commons to-
day. MI. O'Doherty, Home Rule member
for North Donegal, moved, on behalf Of Par
nell, to limit to three years the clause which
provides for the written notice of eyictions
instead Of the present method, on the ground
that the provisions Of the clause would be
only until the land purchase bill was passed.
Mr.. Balfour. speaking for the government,
declined to accept the proposed modification.
Mr.. John Dillon said as the bill was only
temporary measure, a clause depriylng ten
ants Of small fragments Of their rights
ought not to be permanent. He asked
whether the government would accept an
amendment securing TO the tenant an inter-
val between the service of notice Of eviction
and the time of the eviction.
Mr.. BalfOur said the government would
favOrably consider any amendment that
would favor the tenant by slight delay be-
tween the service Of notice of eviction and
the execution Of it, for the purpose of giving
him time to leave and prevent the appear
anee Of harshness on the part OF the land
lord.
Mr.. Thomas Wallace Russell, Liberal
member for South Tyrone, suggested COM
promise, whereby eyictees might be reinstat-
ed as care-takers, and in that capacity have
six months time in which TO redeem their
holding. Care takers were now liable to
electmenI with three days or weeks notice.
He supported the clause generally, because
1t would stop One-quarter Of the evictiOnS
and prevent public Scandal.
Mr. Maurice Healy, Home Rule member
for Cork city, denied that the clause would
abolish evictions. He cOntended ii would
double the evictions, argument 10 the con-
trary notwithstand. 1t was hollow sham
and lying pretence.
The Chairman-The member from Cork
city must restrain his language. (Cries OF
hear, "hear.O
Continuing, MIR. Healy said it was an cleo
ti0neering dodge to pretend that the govern
ment's object was to abolish the scandal Of
eyictions. The clause was so bad that it
Outweghed all the benefits of the bill. lie
would lose the bill rather than have the
clause retained. The clause was a deadly,
hostile blow at the tenants The fact that
the process Of eviction was troublesome to
landlords was. protection to the tenants,
but the clause in the bill would lessen this
trouble to the landlords and increase the
evictions an hundred fold.
Mr.. Parnell urged the government to post
pOne decision on the clause until clause %,
dealing with the powers OF the land court to
settle evicti0ns, should be settled. He did
not agree with Mr.. Healy's persistent oppo-
sition, but preferred to defer final judgment
until he could balance the risk OF losing the
bill against the und0ubted risk to which the
clause would subject the tenant.
The Chairman ruled against further debate
and the amendment offered by Mr. O'Doher-
I u II wss-lQ -lQst-156 to 212.
The vaticaR>and the Knights.
ROME, July 27.-The conceive Of twelve
American bishops asked by the 20
decide upon the advisability of the Catholic
Church interfering with the knights Of La
Dor. voted, 10 TO 2, against interference. The
Vatiean's decision was that There Is no oc-
casion for the church TO make special deliy-
erance regarding the Knights of Labor"
The congregation here, after examining the
question, agreed, and the secretary
of the congregation communicated the result
to Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. Subse-
guently an attempt was made from the
United States to induce the Cardinal to re-
verse his decision, but the Holy See refused
to reopen the question.
The committee appointed to elaborate a
scheme for the establishment of a Catholic
University in America, will hold a confer
ence in August to decide as to the location
of the new Institution.
Foreign Notes.
Only two thirds Of the new Panama Canal
loan has been subscribed NJ De Lesseps,
in an interview on the subject yesterday,
said the amount subscribed would suffice for
the present.
The Earl of Aberdeen, In an interview
yesterday said he was much impressed win,
the earnest sympathy for home rule in the
colonies and America. He returns to Eng
land with his autonomist convictions deepen
ed and intensified and rejoices in the indica-
tions of the steady and rapid growth Of
British opinion in favor of home rule.
The Porte has decided to reopen negotia-
tions with England direct for settlement
of the Egyptian question. 1.-THE object is that
negotiations shall proceed without the other
powers being consulted.
The Arabian Press announces that King
John has asked Queen Victoria, through the
British resident at Alden, to mediate between
Italy and Abyssinia.